**Department:** Quality Improvement **Shift:** Days **Daily Work Times:** 7:00am - 3:30pm **Scheduled Biweekly Hours:** 80 **Position Summary:** The Joint and Spine Coordinator provides a health education program designed specifically for the care and management of joint and spinal patients and their families, and other health care providers. The Coordinator will act in a clinical leadership role and will demonstrate professional development/clinical competency. The Coordinator will communicate/collaborate with staff and other members of the health care team as it relates to the functioning of the office. **Essential Functions and Responsibilities:** * Coordinate and administer a comprehensive preoperative education program for patients undergoing joint replacement and spinal procedures and their families. * Coordinate inpatient follow-up education, discharge planning, and post discharge information support. * Serve as a liaison between patients/families and physicians and other members of the health care team. _Required:_ * Completion of an accredited Associate Degree in Nursing program. * Must have a current Michigan Registered Nurse license. * 3-5 years in orthopedic nursing. _Preferred:_ * Previous experience in a physician office setting desired. * Experience with Quality Improvement Methodologies * Experience with MSSIC and MARCQI **Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans** We are committed to encouraging and sustaining a work environment free of unlawful harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s race, color, age, religion, sex/pregnancy (including pregnancy/childbirth or pregnancy/childbirth-related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status prohibited by applicable laws. We also make good faith efforts to recruit, hire, and promote qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.